Written o = /ow/ – part 2 – Eva Easton's American English Pronunciation

How many ways do we pronounce written single o?

These 6 common words have 1 written o
but are not pronounced /a/.

They’re pronounced /ow/.

go … no … so
/gow/ … /now/ … /sow/

don’t … won’t … comb
/downt|/ … /wownt|/ … /kowm/

Is your mouth in the shape of a /w/ at the end of /ow/?

go … going
/gow/ … /go–wɪŋ/

Let’s go. I’m going for a walk.
/lɛts-ˈgow/ … /ˈaym-go–wɪŋ-fə-rə-ˈwɔk/

no … won’t
/now/ … /wownt|/

Will you be at the game? No, I won’t.
/ˈwɪl-yə-bi-yæ-ðə-ˈgeym/ … /no–way-ˈwownt|/

go … so
/gow/ … /sow/

I’m going to the movies.
/ˈaym-go–wɪŋ-tə-ðə-ˈmuw-viyz/

So is my friend.
/so–wɪz-may-ˈfrɛnd/

don’t … comb
/downt|/ … /kowm/

I don’t want a red comb.
/ay-ˈdownt|-wa-nə-ˈrɛd–kowm/

Is your mouth in the shape of a /w/ at the end of /ow/?

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